The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24

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the Oneida Indians.
1t was many years after he had
been thus employed that an incident
occurred which made known distinct
ly to Mr. Williams what was his real
parentage. The Prince de Joinville,
son of King Louis PHILIPPE of France,
made an extensive tour through our
then far Western States and Terri.
tories. In the neighborhood Of Green
Bay lie made such minute inquiries
concerning Mr.. Williams as to attract
considerable attention. 1t seems
that Mr.. Williams was at that time
visiting Green Bay, and, by accident
or by design on the part of the
Prince, they were on one occasion IL
the same steamer. The Prince in
vited him to withdraw with him into
a state-room, and informed him that
the King, his father, had become
aware that the son of Louis XVI had
been rescued from his keeper and
that lie still lived. The Prince as
sured lin that he had become salts
fed, by information conveyed to his
father, that such was the fact, and
that he, Mr.. Williams, was the Dau-
phin. On the part Of his father he
had come to make a proposition to
him, which he Hoped Mr.. Williams
| would find it agreeable to accept.
He then drew forth q document, by
the provisions of which Mr.. Williams
was to abdicate for himself and for
the elder Bourbon family all right
and title to the throne Of France.
Upon signing this document Mr..
Williams was given to understand
that he would Immediately receive
large sum Of money. The amount of
it have forgotten. Mr.. Williams
unhesitatingly declined to sign the
paper. For two hours the Prince
continued to urge him, but. quite in
vain. Mr.. Williams told him that
neither he nor his two farmer sons
would have either means or inclina-
tion to attempt to secure the throne
Of France, but that he would not con-
sent to sign away any of those rights
which had become his by the provi-
dence Of God, and which in some
future contingency it might be i'm
portant to the welfare of France that
they should be found still intact.
AS for himself, he was thoroughly
content with his humble position and
work in life.
1t was shortly after this that Mr.
Williams came to Washington, on
some business with the government
connected with the rights and welfare
of his Indian flock. On that occa-
sion he was my guest. lie spent a
week with me and preached in my
pulpit in Trinity Church. The i'm
preston which he made upon all that
saw him was very favorable. During
all his visit nothing could have been
more admirable than lis bearing.
lie talked freely with US about his
interview with the Prince de Joinville,
but was reticent with strangers who
endeavored to draw him ont upon the
subject Of his birth, and shrank from
anything that would look like lion
izing or being lionized.
There was very interesting Incl
dent in connection with the evidence
Of the truth Of his alleged birth, of
which l had personal knowledge and
which made deep impression upon
those who witnessed and those who
heard of it. think it occurred soon
after his visit TO ME, when l was re-
turning, after a few weeks Of rest at
Newport, and when visiting DR..
Hawks in New gIork. DR.. Francis,
an eminent and popular physician in
New York, and who knew of my in
terest and faith in Mr. Williams, and
who was also fully convinced that he
was the Dauphin, invited ne to join
DR.. Hawks and few other gentle.
men to a test 1.-The identity Of Mr..
Williams with the son Of Louis XVI,
test which, if successful, could not
but be convincing. In his investiga'
ton of the claims Of Mr. Williams,
DR.. Francis had ascertained that the
young Dauphin had been inoculated
in his infancy, and that there had
been a peculiarly in the operation
which would appear in the shape of
the scar if Mr.. Williams were the son
Of Louis XVI. It seems that the Queen
desired that her child should not be
inoculated by a mere line orincision,
IS was usual, but that the wound
should be of such shape as to form
mark Of his identity. and that con.
seuuently the operation was so per.